Higher classification Acheilognathus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Acheilognathus rhombeus Rank Species | |
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Similar Acheilognathinae, Tanakia lanceolata, Rosy bitterling, Acheilognathus melanogaster, Oily bitterling |
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Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846. It is the type species for the Acheilognathus genus.
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When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
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